ABC Family vs. FX vs. TBS/TNT vs. USA Network - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-19-2009, 10:00 PM

These networks are at the moment, pretty much the main general (meaning not meant to fulfill a particuarly, exact niche) entertainment (i.e. syndicated reruns of network programming, original series, live sporting events, and big screen movies) channels on basic cable.

icecream · 08-19-2009, 10:15 PM

definitely ABCFamily. on that station I watch The Secret Life of the American Teenager, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Ruby & the Rockits. I don't watch any of the originals on the other networks listed.

Chocoholic · 08-19-2009, 10:39 PM

Out of all those, I'd pick TBS.

JulieSomoski · 08-19-2009, 10:47 PM

Of those, I still watch ABC Family the most, mainly in daytime, so I gotta go with that.

Tubehead · 08-19-2009, 11:03 PM

MY Favorite would be abc family. they got good selction of shows like step by step, full house,sarbien the teeange witch, ruby and the rockits, andmy wife and kids

i like tnt . i been watching bones a lot. i also like nsic on usa network. they kind of over kill it all the time same goes for bones. i also like Dark blue and hawthorn on tnt.

yankeesrj12 · 08-19-2009, 11:08 PM

It was kind of tough for me as I watch 10 Things and Ruby on ABC Family, Leverage and Hawthorne on TNT, and Royal Pains and In Plain Sight on USA. In the end, I picked USA for some reason.

browneyes106 · 08-19-2009, 11:35 PM

It's hard for me to pick. On ABC Family I watch The Secret Life and Lincoln Heights. On TNT I watch Saving Grace, The Closer and Hawthorne. On TBS I watch My Boys and the Bill Engvall Show. On USA I watch Burn Notice, In Plain Sight and Royal Pains.

R.jsheedy · 08-20-2009, 02:02 PM

TBS and TNT, deffently. TBS wins with the Re-Runs (YES DEAR, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, KING OF QUEENS JUST SHOOT ME FRIEDNS ETC) and TNT wins with theire clevar drama's (RAISING THE BAR, DARK BLUE, HawthoRNe "COMEING SOON" Men Of A Certain Age Staring "RAY ROMANO" ETC).

clj2 · 08-20-2009, 02:47 PM

USA.

DSfan · 08-20-2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by R.jsheedy

TBS and TNT, deffently. TBS wins with the Re-Runs (YES DEAR, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, KING OF QUEENS JUST SHOOT ME FRIEDNS ETC) and TNT wins with theire clevar drama's (RAISING THE BAR, DARK BLUE, HawthoRNe "COMEING SOON" Men Of A Certain Age Staring "RAY ROMANO" ETC).

Exactly, that's why I picked TBS/TNT as well. If you were forced to watch the networks above, I would believe anybody could enjoy mixing TBS and TNT. So many sitcoms on TBS all day and then primetime you can watch all the new episodes of the TNT dramas. Those channels are just programmed the best with nothing repeating their airings 2 hrs later or the next day. Just non stop quality programming with many different shows.

JT · 08-20-2009, 11:04 PM

I watch ABC Family mostly. They were fantastic when they were Fox Family, then kinda went a little downhill during the early ABC Family days, but now they're pretty good again. They have some good, escapist original series, of which I love "Greek" and "10 Things I Hate About You" the most.

DSfan · 08-21-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JT

I watch ABC Family mostly. They were fantastic when they were Fox Family, then kinda went a little downhill during the early ABC Family days, but now they're pretty good again. They have some good, escapist original series, of which I love "Greek" and "10 Things I Hate About You" the most.

How could you not love the early ABC Family days. They would air Growing Pains, Step by Step, and Wonder Years - shows that didn't air on any other networks at the time (pretty sure).

View Poll Results: Which general entertainment basic cable channel is the best right now?
ABC Family	5	35.71%
FX	0	0%
TBS/TNT	6	42.86%
USA Network	3	21.43%
Other	0	0%
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08-19-2009, 10:00 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,856	ABC Family vs. FX vs. TBS/TNT vs. USA Network These networks are at the moment, pretty much the main general (meaning not meant to fulfill a particuarly, exact niche) entertainment (i.e. syndicated reruns of network programming, original series, live sporting events, and big screen movies) channels on basic cable.

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08-19-2009, 10:39 PM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Out of all those, I'd pick TBS.

08-19-2009, 11:03 PM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	MY Favorite would be abc family. they got good selction of shows like step by step, full house,sarbien the teeange witch, ruby and the rockits, andmy wife and kids i like tnt . i been watching bones a lot. i also like nsic on usa network. they kind of over kill it all the time same goes for bones. i also like Dark blue and hawthorn on tnt.

08-19-2009, 11:08 PM	#6
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	It was kind of tough for me as I watch 10 Things and Ruby on ABC Family, Leverage and Hawthorne on TNT, and Royal Pains and In Plain Sight on USA. In the end, I picked USA for some reason.

08-19-2009, 11:35 PM	#7
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	It's hard for me to pick. On ABC Family I watch The Secret Life and Lincoln Heights. On TNT I watch Saving Grace, The Closer and Hawthorne. On TBS I watch My Boys and the Bill Engvall Show. On USA I watch Burn Notice, In Plain Sight and Royal Pains.

08-20-2009, 02:02 PM	#8
R.jsheedy Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 06, 2008 Posts: 1,035	TBS and TNT, deffently. TBS wins with the Re-Runs (YES DEAR, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, KING OF QUEENS JUST SHOOT ME FRIEDNS ETC) and TNT wins with theire clevar drama's (RAISING THE BAR, DARK BLUE, HawthoRNe "COMEING SOON" Men Of A Certain Age Staring "RAY ROMANO" ETC).

08-20-2009, 11:04 PM	#11
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,219	I watch ABC Family mostly. They were fantastic when they were Fox Family, then kinda went a little downhill during the early ABC Family days, but now they're pretty good again. They have some good, escapist original series, of which I love "Greek" and "10 Things I Hate About You" the most.
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